You can count on an NFL team to change during the course of a season. Whether it is through injuries, trades or a player winning a spot, the lineup from the first week to the last week will be different. There are breakout players who climb the depth chart and players who are thrust into roles unexpectedly. It makes it fun during the offseason to look for this year’s breakout players. People who maybe haven’t played very well before or who haven’t played at all have a chance to have a great year and make an impact.
Now we are almost at the end of the year and we can look back at some of the surprise performers.